Hood support



May 8, 1923.

A. E. ASHLEY HOOD SUPPORT Filed June 3, 1922 Patented May 8; 1923.

UNITED ARTHUR E. ASHLEY, F BOISE, IDAHO.

HOOD SUPPORT.

Application filed June 3,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR E. AsHLnY, a citizen of the United Statesof America,

and resident of Boise, in the county of Ada order that it may fit automobiles of differentconstruction.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a hood support, the body of which is formed of a'single piece of material so shaped as to form a clip, adapted to embrace a flange of the side frame, resulting in a construction which can be made almost wholly by the stamping process.

I/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of a fragment of an automobile frame, showing a hood support embodying the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 illustrates a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of the hood support detached.

In these drawings 5 denotes the usual side frame member, and 6 the molding or facing strip thereon, it being understood that the facing strip is secured to the side frame by fastenings 7 which are different in the various types of automobiles. The hood 8 is conventionally shown and the hood may be provided with a handle 9. The hood supporting member is formed of resilient material and comprises a body portion 10 which 1922. Serial No. 585,674.

is adapted to project approximately vertically from the frame. In forming the prop, the material from which the body is formed, has an extension, shaped to form the jaws ll and 12 of a clip, it being shown that the material is doubled on itself to form the upper jaw 12 that is intended to fit between the molding and the frame, whereas the jaw 11 extends under the top flange of the frame.

In order to prevent the clip from disengaging the frame and molding, an auxiliary clamping element comprising a plate 13 with a flange 14 is adjustable to bearagainst the upper surface of the molding and to embrace its edge respectively, the said auxiliary a clamping member having an angularly disposed and upwardly extending apertured flange 15 that slides on the body portion 10 of the support, the said clamping member being held in different positions of adjustment by the clamping bolt 16 that extends through the flange 15 and is movable in a slot 17 of'the vertically disposed portion of the support.

By reason of the coaction of the clamping member with the clip, the hood. support is rigidly applied and cannot be disconnected from the frame and molding until the clamping bolt is released.

A plate 18 is secured to the vertically disposed portion of the prop by fastenings 19 such as screws or the like and this plate has an outwardly and upwardlyextending projection 20 that stands in spaced relation to the vertically disposed portion of the said support, and this extension 20, is preferably resilient and is intended to be interposed between the handle, 9 and the body of the hood and to exert pressure on the said hood to force the hood against the radiator and prevent movement of the hood with relation to the radiator when the lower edge of the said hood is seated on the plate between the upwardly projecting portion of the support and the extension 20 of the plate.

The relation of parts of the device when the hood is applied to the support is well shown in Fig. 1, and the foregoing will, it is thought, suffice as a disclosure to enable one skilled in the art to understand the construction and operation.

It will be understood that while this invention has for an object the provision of means for supporting hoods of automobiles in open positions to permit the escape of heat, while at the same time, holding the said hood so that it will operate to protect the motor from rain, mud, falling leaves, twigs or branches and the suns rays, the hood can be detached or disconnected from the supporting device, and by placing the hood outside of the supporting device, the said hood can be locked or secured in its original normal position by the fastenings which are provided for securing the hood closed.

I claim:

1. In a hood support, a body portion hav ing an extension forming a clip operative to embrace the side frame of an automobile and to engage molding thereon, a clamping element slidable on the said body above the clip andv adapted to engage and partially embrace the molding, means for holding the clamping member in different positions of adjustment, and a hood engaging member carried by the body.

2. In a hood support, a body portion having an extension forming a clip operative to embrace the side frame of an automobile and to engage molding thereon, a clamping element slidable on the said body above the clip and adapted to engage and partially embrace the molding, means for holding the clamping member in different positions of adjustment, a hood engaging member carried by the body comprising a. plate having an outwardly and upwardly projecting extension standing in spaced relation to the said body and forming a handle engaging tongue.

8. In a support for automobile hoods, a body shaped to form a clip having an upper and lower jaw for embracing a flange of the side frame of an automobile, the upper jaw being adapted to be interposed between the frame and a molding, a clamping element comprising a plate and a flange adapted to bear against the molding and, embrace its edge respectively, means for slidably mounting the clamp on the body, means for holding the clamp at different positions of adjustment on the body, and a hood engaging element on the body.

4. In a support for automobile hoods, a

body shaped to form a clip having an upper and lower aw for embracing a flange of the side frame of an automobile, the upper jaw being adapted to be interposed between the frame and a molding, a clamping element comprising a plate and a flange adapted to bear against the molding and embrace its edge respectively, means for slidably mounting the clamp on the body, means for holding the clamp at different positions adjustment on the body, and a hood engage ing element on the body comprising a plate secured to the body, having an outwardly and upwardly extending projection standing in spaced relation to the said. body. I

ARTHUR E. ASHLEY, 

